METALS-Shanghai aluminium falls for 6th day, hits fresh 2-yr low
October 31, 2018 at 22:22 PM EDT
Shanghai base metals fell in early trade on Thursday, with aluminium hitting a fresh two-year low on concerns the Sino-U.S. trade row will hurt demand, as another batch of weak data from top metals consumer China adding to the negative sentiment. A private survey showed China's manufacturing sector barely grew last month after stalling in September, a day after the country's official Purchasing Managers' Index showed the slowest growth in over two years.
